Kalyana-mitta: The Encounters That Change Destiny
Ven. Gotami
30 July 2026
Ven. Gotami explains why the “spiritual friend” holds a special place in the life and practice of devoted Buddhists
Mahāpajāpati Gotamī: The Woman Who Opened the Path for Us
Ven. Gotami
27 December 2025
The role of the Buddha’s stepmother in transforming the Buddha’s early movement by helping to establish the women’s order is unsurpassed
The Story of the Buddha’s Mahāparinibbāṇa, the Saṅgha’s Schism, and the First Two Buddhist Councils
Sanjoy Barua Chowdhury
11 September 2025
Exploring the evolution of the Buddha’s Order, from the Buddha-era to the struggle of great elders to defend against schism
Attaining Assured Rebirth by Returning to Amitabha Recitation
Alan Kwan
25 August 2025
Exploring how the Contemplation Sutra, far from discouraging the exclusive practice of Amitabha-recitation, affirms it
Cultivating Equanimity: Insights from the Indriya Bhavana Sutta
Margaret Meloni, PhD
21 July 2025
Margaret Meloni explore’s one of the Buddha’s teachings on subjective perception, mindfulness, and equanimity
Kalyana-mittata – On Being a Good Friend
Maia Duerr
23 May 2024
A meditation on the complex life of spiritual friendships and their role on the Buddhist path
Gender Equity: Time to Wake Up!
Maia Duerr
20 March 2024
Mahapajapati deserves to be remembered as the founder of the great women’s community that remains to this day, and as a woman who stood up for gender equity, beginning work that is ongoing
The Buddha’s Teaching: Permission to Be Ourselves
Satya Robyn
2 March 2023
Contemplating the space between Buddhist activism and community building
Journey to the Buddha’s Homeland: Rediscovering Pilgrimage Sites in Nepal
Wendy Garling
6 February 2023
Exploring sites of significance from the Buddha’s lifetime, then and today
Impermanence Is in Sight
Margaret Meloni, PhD
4 July 2022
How not to lose sight of the wisdom of impermanence
Is This Buddhism? The Oneness of Spiritual Liberation and Social Justice
Hozan Alan Senauke
12 May 2021
Manifesting the morality at the heart of the Buddhadharma
Inner Immensity at the Great Assembly
Vanessa Sasson
15 January 2019
The universe within the Lotus Sutra